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Movies that feel like The Prodigal Son (1981)
A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.
If you loved The Prodigal Son, the closest films we have are Dragons Forever (1988), Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) and Wheels on Meals (1984). All three share The Prodigal Son's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is I Went Down (1997).
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If The Prodigal Son hit the spot, these will too
Sammo Hung directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The critics' underdog of the pair
The same preoccupation in both: martial arts
The same hand behind both of them: Sammo Hung
Sits closer to romance than The Prodigal Son does
One thread runs through both: kung fu
Both keep coming back to the same thing: martial arts
Action built on play, twice over
Comedy with a pulse of momentum, in both cases
Witty action in both cases
Both lean on play more than on comedy
Takes it somewhere less kinetic than The Prodigal Son does
Kinetic action, and it commits to that
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The best-reviewed films that share The Prodigal Son’s defining feeling.
